Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Good Morning, World

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I've never even seen the 1985 caper comedy The Man with One Red Shoe, which stars Tom Hanks as a dude who gets randomly caught up in CIA shenanigans - I am supposing that they meant to riff on Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much with that title and with the innocent man ensnared and over his head theme? Anyway I used the movie for yesterday's "Five Frames" post...

... and as I skimmed through it looking for frames I saw this scene (with Carrie Fisher!) and remembered how adorable I found Tom Hanks back in the 80s and here we are. Hanks made this movie right after Splash and Bachelor Party and right before The Money Pit - I have a soft spot for Goofy Early Hanks; all of these movies have their charms. So should I bother watching this one? Anybody remember it?


6 comments:

unclemike said...

It’s actually based on a French comedy called “The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe.” It also produced a sequel, “The Return of the Tall Blond Man.”

joel65913 said...

He's as likable as ever but the movie is terrible trash. He agrees having pointed to it as one of the worst things he's ever done. One of the few times I fell asleep in the movie theatre.

Aquinas1220 said...

Hanks was totes adorbs in "Big"... his goofy sex appeal in the early days in underrated

Anonymous said...

I totally had a crush on Hanks as well. I must have watched Splash a thousands times...not realizing I had no interest whatsoever in Daryl Hannah.

par3182 said...

how unusual to see tom hanks rolling around with a costar. he really is an asex symbol

Pax Romano said...

I still have a crush on him. Will always love this guy!